This blog contains a series of movie segments to be used to brainstorm, warm up, follow up, and activate schemata, preparing the students for the topic that will be discussed in class. Here you will find the segments, the lesson plans, and varied topics to foster conversation. You may use the activities for a full two-hour class or they can be used separately to brainstorm or wrap up the topic, focusing on conversation, vocabulary and listening comprehension.

Monday, April 30, 2012

Observe and Report: Shocking Moments

We usually talk about shocking moments in our classes. I used this funny scene - one of my favorite ones on this blog - to illustrate the topic and have students role-play the continuation of the scene.

Definitions provided by Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Shocking: 1. extremely surprising: 2. offending or upsetting someone by doing or saying something which they consider is immoral or unacceptable.

I. Work in pairs:

1. Think about two events that have been in the news recently which would apply for each of the definitions for the word SHOCKING. 2. Tell each other two situations in which you were shocked. Try to come up with one situation for each definition.

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About Me

I'm a teacher at Casa Thomas Jefferson, Brasilia, Brazil. I'm a Branch Coordinator and Teacher Trainer as well. I really like movies and seeing them with "different" eyes, trying to see how I can use them in my classroom. Recently, I have dedicated my ideas to grammar activities with movie segments because, apparently, teachers use movies for many purposes, but grammar. Working with movie segments fosters students' production and interest. I truly believe that grammar exercises should be attractive. I have just developed a new blog for movie segments to enhance topic based classes, focusing on conversation, listening comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. If you have suggestions for the blogs and the activities, just say it!

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Welcome

The main purpose of this blog is to share activities to enhance the teacher's lesson plan. They will not replace the course book, but they will make the lessons more attractive and richer. Share your warm-up activity with movie segments too. You may email it to me at claudioazevedo@thomas.org.br and the activity will be credited to you with a link to your own site if it's the case. Give me suggestions for topics and segments too, please. Isn't sharing just fantastic?